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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 麻黄
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 麻黄 | má huáng | - ephedra (genus Ephedra) |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 40,374 | 34,057 | 53,093 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 麻 | má | - surname Ma |
| 麻 | má | - generic name for hemp, flax etc - hemp or flax fiber for textile materials - sesame - CL:縷|缕[lu:3] - (of materials) rough or coarse - pocked - pitted - to have pins and needles or tingling - to feel numb |
| 麻 | má | - hemp (variant of 麻[ma2]) |
| 黄 | huáng | - surname Huang or Hwang |
| 黄 | huáng | - yellow - pornographic - to fall through |
Other Words Containing 麻黄
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